The U.S. election may be all over, but social media networks are still trying to combat the misinformation circulating on their sites. Twitter today Revealed It will alert you if users try something like a tweet that contains information that is believed to be misleading.
It is important to give context to our election, COVID-19, and why a labeled tweet is misleading under artificial and manipulated media rules.
These triggers helped reduce the number of tweets quoting misinformation by 29%, so we expand them to show when you tap the named tweet you like. pic.twitter.com/WTK164nMfZ
– Twitter support (w Twitter support) November 23, 2020
Previously, the company used such labels when users tried to retweet controversial information An article they have not actually read. According to Twitter, these moves were effective in reducing the spread of misinformation by 29%, so it is clear that labels make a difference.
The company now takes it a step further by alerting you when you like tweets with misinformation. While this move may not have the same impact as preventing retweeting of misinformation, it is not uncommon to see tweets like this with thousands of likes.
These can discuss the effect of adding a valid feel to a tweet, even if it contains a major misinformation label. It would be a good idea to reduce the number of options offered by people who do not think critically about possible misinformation.
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Posted November 24, 2020 – 03:08 UTC
